Shedeur Sanders goes undrafted through first three rounds of NFL Draft in historically shocking slide

Shedeur Sanders was not selected in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft in one of the the majority shocking slides of any top quarterback prospect in league history The third round closed on Friday night with five quarterbacks being taken while Sanders and his family remain uncertain about where and when his pro career will begin NFL DRAFT QUARTERBACK MISTAKES THAT SHAPED LEAGUE LANDSCAPEAfter Cam Ward was selected with the first overall pick on Thursday night experts assumed Sanders would soon follow as the second quarterback selected Instead Jaxson Dart was the second quarterback taken when the New York Giants traded back into the first round to take him at Early in the second round the New Orleans Saints used the th pick to take Tyler Plough Then late in the third round the Seattle Seahawks took Jalen Milroe at and then the Cleveland Browns took Dillon Gabriel at Dart Plough Milroe and Gabriel were all projected to go much later than Sanders by scouts and analysts and early projections even had Sanders going above Ward at No Sanders led the Big Conference with passing yards and touchdown passes and was named the Big Offensive Performer of the Year In his college games Sanders threw for yards touchdowns and interceptions GET FULL NFL DRAFT COVERAGE WITH REAL-TIME PICKS EXPERT ANALYSIS AND CAN'T-MISS MOMENTSFor a quarterback prospect of that esteem to fall out of the third round is highly peculiar in the NFL Top prospects like Sanders have seen shocking slides in past NFL Drafts Aaron Rodgers slipped down to the th overall pick in the NFL Draft and was passed on for Alex Smith by the ers Patrick Mahomes wasn't taken until the th pick in the Draft and was passed on for Mitch Trubisky by the Bears Still at the time Mahomes was less of a hyped prospect than Sanders Lamar Jackson fell all the way to the nd pick in the draft after four other quarterbacks were taken ahead of him But Sanders who was once considered the top candidate to go No overall this year falling to day three of the draft is a historic anamoly To make matters worse for him and his family Sanders was prank-called by an imposter during a livestream Friday night While he and his family live-streamed day two of their NFL Draft party on Twitch Friday night Sanders was seen answering a phone call that he assumed was from a general manager making the decision to draft him Then the caller recounted the eager young athlete that he would have to wait a little longer as Sanders' smile rapidly faded NFL teams' decision not to draft Sanders has prompted mass disagreement and debate throughout the draft and even prior to it as rumors of Sanders falling down draft boards became constituents An anonymous NFL coach not long ago advised the NFL System Sanders was the worst formal interview I've ever been in in my life He's so entitled He takes unnecessary sacks He never plays on time He has horrible body language He blames teammates the coach continued But the biggest thing is he's not that good Another longtime AFC executive echoed that sentiment telling the outlet It didn't go great in our interview He wants to dictate what he's going to do and what's best for him He makes you feel small Kansas City Chiefs superstar Patrick Mahomes seemingly alluded to Sanders' draft slide in an X post later on Friday just writing Crazy President Donald Trump even joined in on the debate on Friday when he ripped stupid NFL owners for passing on the star Colorado quarterback and allowing him to fall into the second round What is wrong with NFL owners are they STUPID Deion Sanders was a great college football member and was even greater in the NFL He s also a very good coach streetwise and smart Therefore Shedeur his quarterback son has PHENOMENAL GENES and is all set for Greatness Trump wrote in a Truth Social post He should be picked AT ONCE by a band that wants to WIN Good luck Shedeur and say hello to your wonderful father Now Sanders will have to wait until day three of the draft to hear his name called if it is called at all However he has seemingly expressed gratitude and patience throughout the process despite the dramatic slide In an X post late Friday night while the third round was coming to an end Sanders thanked go Thank you GOD for EVERYTHING he wrote Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter